...Xiaofei Hao; Weixun Wu; Enrong Jiang; Xiaolan Yang; Yijian Deng; Jingxin Xie; Yifei Liu Purpose In the context of the ongoing digital technology revolution and consumption upgrade, the integration of the electronic sports (esports) industry with the tourism sector has been receiving increasing...

...Benedict Eggeling; Benedikt Stoffers; Daniel Westmattelmann Purpose This study investigates how replication-based esports, in which athletes' real-world physical performances are transferred into virtual environments through the input–output mechanism of meta-sport, reshape stakeholder roles...

...Stacie Gray; Xiuqi Zhu Purpose Although women remain under-represented in all facets of esports leadership (e.g. executive organisational and coaching positions), few studies have investigated the under-representation issue. This article explored the perceived barriers to, and facilitating factors...

...Wonjun Choi; Wooyoung (William) Jang; Min Jung Kim; Sophia D. Min; Kevin K. Byon Purpose This study aimed to examine the effects of (1) esports motivations (i.e. social, immersion, and achievement) and (2) participation frequency in esports competitions and gaming communities on two self-efficacy...

... to outperform homogeneous ones. Language barriers are not significantly associated with performance. Skill diversity is negatively associated with performance, consistent with the idea that skill homogeneity may be beneficial for coordinated play. Practical implications Team managers and esports...

...Reinhard E. Kunz; Alexander Roth; James P. Santomier Purpose Electronic Sports (eSports) is an emerging sector of the sports and entertainment industry experiencing an accelerated increase in consumer and sponsor demand. This paper aims to study selected cases of eSports service ecosystems...

...Wooyoung (William) Jang; Kevin K. Byon; Antonio Williams; Paul M. Pedersen Purpose While each genre and gender has been revealed as significant moderators for esports gameplay intention, exploring the interaction effects between genre and gender could broaden our understanding of the drivers...

...Anne Tjønndal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study virtual resistance towards the introduction of Norway's first professional eSport league in the category of sport video games (SVGs), Eserien – the professional FIFA league and its inclusion in the Norwegian Football Federation. Design...

... of data on esports participation, these results can be seen as an initial approach to these issues with regard to esports. Design/methodology/approach Sequential, two-part and regression models are estimated using a sample of 11,018 individuals from the Survey of Sporting Habits in Spain 2015...